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Four Kitchens: My life behind the burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris

Lauren Shockey

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Memoirs, Prose: non-fiction, Cooking

This is one bright and restless young women's account of a transformative culinary journey: working in four kitchens, experiencing four cultures, all to discover if the hyper-masculine restaurant life is really for her.

At the French Culinary Institute, Lauren Shockey learned to slice and dice, cook fearlessly over high heat and knock back beers like a pro. But she also discovered that her real education wouldn t begin until she actually worked in a restaurant.

After a disappointing apprenticeship in the French provinces, Lauren hatched a plan for her dream year: to apprentice in four high-end restaurants around the world. From the ribald humour of the kitchen and run-ins with the fiery workers to tasks ranging from the mundane (mincing cases of shallots) to the extraordinary (injecting bizarre ingredients to transform mayonnaise into a fried food), FOUR KITCHENS shows us what really happens behind the scenes in haute cuisine, and includes original recipes integrating the techniques and flavors Lauren learned along the way. Starting in her hometown of New York City, she travels to Vietnam, Israel, and back to France, where each new kitchen presents its own set of challenges, from language barriers to stronger-than-usual resistance to a woman in a professional kitchen.

The adventures of this restless young woman, set against the background drama of hyper-masculine restaurant life, is a captivating story for food lovers everywhere.

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Praise for Four Kitchens: My life behind the burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris

  • a truly enjoyable tale...Eat Pray Love meets the dramatic world of haute cuisine - MARIE CLAIRE

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Lauren Shockey

Lauren Shockey is now a food writer whose articles have appeared in many print and online publications including The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, and The Atlantic Food Channel, among many others. A graduate of The University of Chicago, Lauren also holds a diploma in Classic Culinary Arts from The French Culinary Institute and a Master of Arts in food studies from New York University.

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